Acer TravelMate 2420

My travelmate 2420 was reformatted due to viruses on the laptop that caused too many problems.
It was reset to facotry default, and the os windows xp pro was reinstalled but the linksys wireless doesnt seem to exist anymore, even the icon on the taskbar is gone.

So I went to the device manager and found the problem.
The network adapter still exists and is installed and working, but when I click on
Adapter is - Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
"Other Devices"
It says I'm missing
-Multimedia Audio Controller
-Network Controller
-PCI Modem
-Video Controller
-Video Controller (VGA Compatability)

So is there anyway to retrieve these drivers and get them working again?

 

You need download drivers for you hardware suchc as wireless card winch is pci network device you can find drivers you need on acer euro ftp


ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebook/travelmate_2420/driver/

you most like need audio.zip vga.zip modem.zip chipset.zip

and the 80211b drivers touch pad also

 

andyasselin is correct. If you haven't installed the drivers for the various components, they will not function correctly. They should be on a disc included with the notebook, or you may be able to find them on the Internet or the Acer website.

 

I installed all those files, and now in the device manager, under "Other Devices" It only says
-Network Controller

I still have no internet either.

Edit:
I had the driver search for its files on the acer CD, and it finds nothing. Which is probably because as far as I know, the Network controller is a linksys device.

And comparing it to an identical Travelmate 2420
The one with no internet
Device Manager>Network Adapters
>Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC

The second Travelmate 2420
Device Manager>Network Adapters
>Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
>Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC

 

I installed all those files, and now in the device manager, under "Other Devices" It only says
-Network Controller

I still have no internet either.

 

i have the same laptop, the drivers on the acer site for the wifi are incorrect, i will have them soon will i send u a copy

 

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=1637

Download this driver for your version of windows.
Go to the hardware profile in the System -> device manager and manually update the driver to look for the folder you'll have created by extracting the drivers.